4 Cardiovascular
Continuous Infusion Dosing:
| Drug | Dose (IV) |
| Alprostadil | 0.01–0.1 mcg/Kg/min 0.02–0.05 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Amiodarone | 10 mg/Kg/day for 4–5 days then 5 mg/Kg/day |
| Dobutamine** | Renal dose: 1–3 mcg/Kg/min; β dose 5–10 mcg/Kg/min; α dose 10–20 mcg/Kg/min |
| Epinephrine** | 0.01–1 mcg/Kg/min 0.01–0.5 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Esmolol | Load: 500 mcg/Kg Maintenance: 50–1000 mcg/Kg/min |
| Isoproterenol | 0.05–2 mcg/Kg/min 0.1–0.5 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Lidocaine | Load: 1 mg/Kg Maintenance: 10–50 mcg/Kg/min |
| Milrinone | Load: 50–75 mcg/Kg IV over 10 minutes 0.25–1 mcg/Kg/min 0.5–1 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Nitroglycerin | 0.5–20 mcg/Kg/min 0.5–5 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Nitroprusside | 0.3–10 mcg/Kg/min 0.5–2 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Norepinephrine** | 0.02–2 mcg/Kg/min 0.01–0.5 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Phentolamine | 0.5–20 mcg/Kg/min 1–5 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Phenylephrine** | 0.1–10 mcg/Kg/min 0.5–5 mcg/Kg/min typical range |
| Vasopressin** | Cardiovascular support: 0.05–2 milli–units/Kg/min 0.1–0.5 milli–units/Kg/min typical range Diabetes Insipidus dose: 1–10 milli–units/Kg/hr |
** Central line preferred
*** Central line preferred, but short duration peripheral IV acceptable